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Geothlypis trichas · Parulidae

Common Yellowthroat: When and Where to See It

Adult male Common Yellowthroat
Photo: cbugni, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Common Yellowthroat reaches North Carolina first, around mid March, and North Dakota last, around the second week of May.

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Second week of November

Each county is shaded by the share of complete checklists there that listed the bird, blended with the weeks either side. Darker is more often. It follows where people watch birds, not how many birds there are. How to read it.

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0%10%20%30%Jan 1-7: 2.4% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 2.5% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 2.5% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 2.4% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 2.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 2.0% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.7% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 2.2% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 2.1% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 2.2% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 2.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 2.8% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 3.6% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 4.6% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 6.9% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 11% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 19% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 25% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 29% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 25% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 22% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 21% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 21% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 21% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 22% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 21% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 19% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 15% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 12% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 9.1% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 8.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 10% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 13% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 14% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 15% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 15% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 12% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 8.8% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 6.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 4.1% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 3.1% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 2.9% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 2.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 2.9% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 2.9% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 2.7% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 2.7% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 2.7% of 1132751 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Share of complete checklists reporting it, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

Pooled across every state in the data, so it leans toward states with the most birders.

States, in order of first arrivals

StatePatternFirst arrivalsPeakMost gone byPeak %
North CarolinaSummer visitorMar 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-1423%
NevadaSummer visitorMar 15-21Sep 15-21Oct 8-1413%
VirginiaSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 8-1424%
OregonSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Sep 22-3018%
ArkansasSummer visitorMar 22-31May 8-14Oct 8-1417%
GeorgiaAll year, most in springMar 22-31Apr 22-30Jul 22-3115%
TennesseeSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Oct 8-1418%
WashingtonSummer visitorApr 1-7May 15-21Sep 15-2116%
OklahomaSummer visitorApr 1-7May 8-14Aug 1-79.8%
DelawareSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-742%
New JerseySummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1441%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 15-2135%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-1437%
KentuckySummer visitorApr 8-14Jul 8-14Sep 22-3023%
MissouriSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-724%
ArizonaAll year, most in summerApr 8-14May 1-7Oct 8-1411%
New MexicoSummer visitorApr 8-14May 8-14Oct 1-79.7%
IllinoisSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2140%
IndianaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Sep 15-2136%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-736%
OhioSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 22-3035%
West VirginiaSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-722%
KansasSummer visitorApr 15-21May 15-21Oct 1-715%
UtahSummer visitorApr 15-21May 22-31Sep 15-217.6%
VermontSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2152%
IowaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 8-1445%
MassachusettsSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-743%
New HampshireSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-743%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 8-1443%
MaineSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 22-3042%
New YorkSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Oct 1-742%
WisconsinSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2142%
ConnecticutSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Oct 8-1438%
MichiganSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 15-2134%
NebraskaSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Aug 8-1427%
ColoradoSummer visitorApr 22-30May 22-31Sep 8-1411%
IdahoSummer visitorApr 22-30Jun 1-7Sep 15-218.7%
WyomingSummer visitorApr 22-30May 15-21Sep 15-219.3%
MinnesotaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 8-1443%
South DakotaSummer visitorMay 1-7May 22-31Aug 1-721%
MontanaSummer visitorMay 1-7Jun 1-7Sep 22-3017%
North DakotaSummer visitorMay 8-14Jul 1-7Aug 1-729%
AlaskaSummer visitorAug 8-14Sep 1-7Sep 22-301.5%
TexasSummer visitorSep 1-7Apr 22-30May 22-3114%
South CarolinaAll year, most in fallSep 8-14Sep 22-30Oct 15-2116%
LouisianaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 22-3124%
MississippiAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 1-7Oct 15-2118%
AlabamaAll year, most in fallSep 15-21Oct 8-14Oct 22-3114%
FloridaWinter visitorSep 1-7Oct 8-14May 15-2122%
CaliforniaYear-round–Sep 15-21–17%

Winter visitor in: Florida

Passes through: South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

Summer visitor in: Nevada, Alaska, Texas